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Types of Degrees
Bachelor's degree programs and program titles vary by educational institution. The two primary bachelor's degree qualification types are:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA). This type of degree type usually requires a majority of coursework be taken in the arts; areas such as social science, humanities, music or fine arts.
- Bachelor of Science (BS). This type of degree usually requires a majority of coursework be taken in the sciences; areas such as life sciences, physical sciences, or mathematical sciences
Some of these new degrees and their abbreviations include:
- BASc - Bachelor of Applied Science
- BArch - Bachelor of Architecture
- BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration
- BComm - Bachelor of Commerce
- BCompSc - Bachelor of Computer Science
- BD - Bachelor of Divinity (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
- BDes - Bachelor of Design (Visual design dicipline)
- BEd - Bachelor of Education
- BEng or BE - Bachelor of Engineering
- BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts
- BMath - Bachelor of Mathematics (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
- BMus - Bachelor of Music (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
- BPharm -Bachelor of Pharmacy
- BTech - Bachelor of Technology
- BSEE - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
- BSF - Bachelor of Science in Forestry
- LLB - Bachelor of Laws (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
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